Port of Seattle — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $104k
- Median base · FY2025
- ERP Developer/Programmer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- WA
- Top state · 16 all-time
Port of Seattle filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $104k and the middle 50% of offers between $104k and $114k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2016, most often for ERP Developer/Programmer in Washington.
How much does Port of Seattle pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $104k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Port of Seattle's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −50% | $104k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $104k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $129k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $98k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $91k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $117k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $107k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $113k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $111k |
| FY2017 | 2 | 0% | $70k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $101k |
Which wage levels does Port of Seattle file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 27% of Port of Seattle's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.1%1
- Level II63.6%7
- Level III18.2%2
- Level IV9.1%1
What jobs does Port of Seattle sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| ERP Developer/Programmer | 4 | $111k |
| ERP Administrator | 2 | $95k |
| International Business Protocol Liaison | 1 | $142k |
| Lead Software Developer | 1 | $113k |
| Senior Environmental Management Specialist | 1 | $104k |
| Software Test Engineer | 1 | $70k |
| Construction Management System Analyst | 1 | $98k |
| Construction Management Systems Analyst | 1 | $114k |
| Cpo Database Integration Analyst III | 1 | $104k |
| Economic Development Analyst | 1 | $91k |
Where does Port of Seattle hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| WA | 16 | $107k |
What has Port of Seattle filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Port of Seattle: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Environmental Management Specialist | $104,071 |
| 2025 | Construction Management Systems Analyst | $114,478 |
| 2025 | Cpo Database Integration Analyst III | $104,071 |
| 2024 | ERP Developer/Programmer II | $128,502 |
| 2023 | Construction Management System Analyst | $97,720 |
| 2022 | Economic Development Analyst | $90,917 |
| 2022 | ERP Developer/Programmer III | $119,350 |
| 2021 | ERP Developer/Programmer | $117,125 |
| 2020 | ERP Administrator | $106,974 |
| 2019 | ERP Developer/Programmer | $113,318 |
| 2018 | ERP Developer/Programmer | $110,843 |
| 2018 | Lead Software Developer | $112,549 |
| 2017 | ERP Administrator | $95,222 |
| 2017 | Software Test Engineer | $70,443 |
| 2016 | ERP Developer/Programmer | $101,088 |
| 2016 | International Business Protocol Liaison | $141,586 |
Common questions about Port of Seattle's H-1B filings
- How much does Port of Seattle pay H-1B workers?
- Port of Seattle's median certified H-1B base salary is $104k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Port of Seattle sponsor?
- Port of Seattle has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Port of Seattle sponsor for H-1B?
- Port of Seattle's most-sponsored H-1B roles include ERP Developer/Programmer, ERP Administrator, International Business Protocol Liaison, Lead Software Developer.
- Where does Port of Seattle hire H-1B workers?
- Port of Seattle's top H-1B worksite states are WA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →